Djibouti vs French Polynesia
Djibouti is 5.57 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Djibouti about 5.6 times.
DjiboutiFrench PolynesiaDjibouti moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
5.57×
Djibouti is 5.57× the area of French Polynesia.
| Djibouti | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 282,465 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Papeete |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Djibouti bigger than French Polynesia?
- Yes. Djibouti is 5.57 times larger than French Polynesia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Djibouti?
- About 5.6 times: Djibouti has 5.57× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Djibouti and French Polynesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and French Polynesia about 1.07×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Djibouti or French Polynesia?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 282,465. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².